The Palaeolithic Settlement of Asia - Brossura

Dennell, Robin

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ISBN 10: 0521613108 ISBN 13: 9780521613101

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

This book provides the first analysis and synthesis of the evidence of the earliest inhabitants of Asia before the appearance of modern humans 100,000 years ago. Asia has received far less attention than Africa and Europe in the search for human origins, but is no longer considered of marginal importance. Indeed, a global understanding of human origins cannot be properly understood without a detailed consideration of the largest continent. In this study, Robin Dennell examines a variety of sources, including the archaeological evidence, the fossil hominin record, and the environmental and climatic background from Southwest, Central, South, and Southeast Asia, as well as China. He presents an authoritative and comprehensive framework for investigations of Asia's oldest societies, challenges many long-standing assumptions about its earliest inhabitants, and places Asia centrally in the discussions of human evolution in the past two million years.

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Recensione

'... this volume is an essential addition to the study of the Palaeolithic of Asia and draws together data and ideas of value not just to students but also for those pursuing research goals in the region.' Journal of Archaeological Science

Descrizione del libro

Authoritative synthesis of the evidence of the earliest inhabitants of Asia before the appearance of modern humans 100,000 years ago. Dennell sets out a structured framework of the first 2 million years of hominin settlement by integrating the archaeological, fossil and environmental evidence at continent level.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521613108
• ISBN 13: 9780521613101
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 572